Bill Text: AZ SB1513 | 2011 | Fiftieth Legislature 1st Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: Elections; ballots; punch cards
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-02 - Referred to Senate JUD Committee [SB1513 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2011-SB1513-Introduced.html
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REFERENCE TITLE: elections; ballots; punch cards |
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State of Arizona Senate Fiftieth Legislature First Regular Session 2011
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SB 1513 |
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Introduced by Senator Griffin
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AN ACT
amending sections 16-405, 16-426, 16-444, 16-448, 16-462 and 16-505, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to elections.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 16-405, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
16-405. Preparation for elections
The board of supervisors or other authority in charge of elections shall provide voting or marking devices, voting booths, ballots, early ballots as prescribed by section 16‑545, ballot boxes, ballot labels, ballot cards, write‑in ballots and other supplies as required. Where ballot cards are used each ballot card may have a serially numbered stub which shall be removed before the ballot card is deposited in the ballot box. The precinct number and, in primary elections, the party designation shall be printed on each ballot card.
Sec. 2. Section 16-426, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
16-426. Equipment to be provided with machine or booth
Every voting machine or booth used by voters for marking ballots shall be furnished with a light sufficient to enable the voters to read the ballot labels and enable the election officers to examine the counters and shall be provided with a curtain or other equipment so as to completely conceal the voter and his action while voting.
Sec. 3. Section 16-444, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
16-444. Definitions; applicability of general laws
A. In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Ballot" means a paper ballot on which votes are recorded, or alternatively may mean ballot cards and ballot labels.
2. "Ballot card" means a tabulating card on which votes may be recorded by means of punching or marking.
3. "Ballot labels" means the cards, papers, booklet, pages or other material containing the names of offices and candidates and the statements of measures to be voted on, which are placed on the voting device.
4. "Computer program" includes all programs and documentation adequate to process the ballots at an equivalent counting center.
5. "Counting center" means one or more locations selected by the board of supervisors for the automatic counting of ballots.
6. "Electronic voting system":
(a) Means a system in which votes are recorded on a paper ballot or ballot cards by means of marking or punching and such votes are subsequently counted and tabulated by vote tabulating equipment at one or more counting centers.
(b) Includes a system with a direct recording device in which votes are recorded in electronic memory.
7. "Instructions and procedures manual" means the manual prepared for use as a guide for the conduct of elections by an approved electronic voting system, including, but not limited to, detailed instructions for the performance of each task relating to the collection of ballots and the counting of votes in a manner which that will provide maximum security, efficiency and accuracy.
8. "Vote tabulating equipment" includes apparatus necessary to automatically examine and count votes as designated on ballots or ballot cards and tabulate the results.
9. "Voting device" means an apparatus which that the voter uses to record his votes by marking or punching a hole in a paper ballot or tabulating card, which votes are subsequently counted by electronic tabulating equipment.
B. The provisions of all state laws relating to elections not inconsistent with this article apply to all elections where electronic or electromechanical tabulating devices are used. Any provision of law which that conflicts with this article shall not apply to the elections in which electronic or electromechanical tabulating devices are used.
Sec. 4. Section 16-448, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
16-448. Write-in votes; marking with rubber stamp or other devices; instructions
A. Whenever ballots are to be counted by electronic data processing equipment, all write‑in votes for candidates, to be counted, shall be marked by the voter with the rubber stamp or other marking device in the space provided opposite the names of the write‑in candidates. The instructions to voters printed on the ballots shall instruct the voter that the vote will not be counted unless the rubber stamp or other marking device is used in marking the ballot when writing in a candidate's name.
B. When ballot cards are used to record votes, write‑in votes may be recorded by writing the name of the candidate and the office title on a separate ballot, which may be in the form of a card or envelope.
Sec. 5. Section 16-462, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
16-462. Form of paper ballot
The ballots for a primary election shall be printed with a different color designation for each political party that is included on the ballot. Unless otherwise provided by law, at the top and above the heading there shall be a stub on which shall be printed, "stub no. __________, register no. __________, to be torn off by inspector", separated from the ballot by a perforated line. Below the perforated line shall be printed, "official ballot of the __________ party, primary election (date), ___________ precinct, county (or city or town) of __________, state of Arizona." Below the heading shall be placed the title of each office to be voted for, and an instruction to the voter as to how many are to be voted for for the particular office, thus: "vote for not more than __________" (insert the number to be elected), under which shall be placed alphabetically and alternated, as provided by law, the names of all the party's candidates to be voted for in each precinct of the county or precinct or ward of the city or town for whom nomination papers have been filed for such office, leaving as many blank lines as there are offices under that title to be filled, followed by a square to the right of the candidate's name, and of the blank line. Double or more columns may be arranged on the ballot. In other respects the ballot shall conform as nearly as possible to the ballot prescribed for general elections.
Sec. 6. Section 16-505, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
16-505. Procedure for excessive size of ballot
Where voting machines are used and the number of partisan offices and propositions or the number of political parties makes the ballot too large to fit on the voting machine front and back of a single ballot, the board of supervisors may have the propositions printed on a separate paper ballot.
Sec. 7. Conforming legislation
The legislative council staff shall prepare proposed legislation conforming the Arizona Revised Statutes to the provisions of this act for consideration in the fiftieth legislature, second regular session.
